Subject: Career Cluster Electives (9 - 12) Title: How to Complete the Free Application for Federal Student AidDescription: Students will research a career and determine educational options and understand how to complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This lesson contains a financial aid component.

Subject: Career Cluster Electives (9 - 12), or Health Science (9 - 12) Title: Help--How do I pay for my college education?Description: This lesson is designed to guide students through the process of searching for financial aid information by utilizing technology. This lesson contains a financial aid component.

Subject: Career Cluster Electives (9 - 12) Title: What is Your Future Worth?Description: This lesson gives students the opportunity to take a hands-on approach in determining the worth of their future. Students will research and compile information about their personality, career interest/goal, begin the Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA) process and establish a plan of action to meet their goals.
This lesson plan contains a financial aid component.

Subject: Career Cluster Electives (9 - 12), or Human Services (9 - 12) Title: College Planning for High School FreshmenDescription: This lesson is designed to prepare high school freshmen for goal-setting and financial planning opportunities for college. Students will create a college planning portfolio. This lesson contains a financial aid component.

Subject: Career Cluster Electives (9 - 12), or Mathematics (9 - 12) Title: My Future Life: Let's Get RealDescription: This lesson requires students to select a career and explore the requirements for their potential job. They will work with a reality life situation of married versus single, number of children and challenge events. Students will determine earnings, purchase a home, car and figure monthly living expenses. Students are to create a digital photo presentation to share their future life with classmates. There is a financial aid component embedded in this lesson, also this is a unit of instruction which will take approximately one week for completion.

Subject: Career Cluster Electives (9 - 12) Title: How much will this lifestyle cost?Description: Students will create a detailed monthly budget using a spreadsheet. The budget will depend on an individual’s earning potential as determined by career choice and education. This is a project-based, Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan.